Volunteer Role Descriptions

Outreach & Education Volunteers represent NEDIC in a variety of ways – providing public education and professional development about eating disorders, food and weight preoccupation, and body image to members of the public within the Greater Toronto Area. This is a rewarding opportunity for an outgoing and enthusiastic individual who is passionate about preventing eating disorders and is a skilled public speaker who enjoys working with others. Experience working with children and youth is an asset.

Print and send out thank you letters following community outreach presentations.

Required Qualifications:

Strong public speaking skills.

Attention to detail and strong organizational skills.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Strong computer skills; past experience using

PowerPoint a must. Able to work effectively independently and as part of a team. Understanding of eating disorders and food and weight preoccupation.

Research Volunteer At NEDIC, we are committed to providing the public with up-to-date information relating to food and weight preoccupation and eating disorders. We are seeking skilled research volunteers to help us collect this information and tailor it to our outreach audiences. This is a rewarding opportunity to contribute to public education and professional development around the topic of eating disorders.

Student Placement

NEDIC offers unpaid placements to students from a variety of college and university programs. Typically, our placement students are from human services or business programs. If you would like to do a placement at NEDIC, please contact us as soon as possible. Placements are often filled in May/June (for a September start), October/November (for a January start), or March/April (for a May start).

Human Services placement students may come from programs such as:

Psychology

Social Work

Counselling

Nursing

Health Promotion

Note: We do not meet the requirements for most graduate-level placements in social work, counselling, or psychology that require face-to-face direct client contact. If you are interested in working in the eating disorders field, browse our service provider directory to get the contact information of other potential options!

Business placement students may come from programs such as:

Public Relations

Marketing and Communications

Non-Profit Management

Fundraising

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To apply for a placement position with NEDIC, please send your resume and a cover letter. In your cover letter, please tell us why you would like to do a placement at NEDIC. Let us know what your program requires, including hours, days, length of placement and learning objectives. Send your application to Suzanne Phillips, Program Manager, by e-mail (nedic@uhn.ca) or fax (416-340-4736).

Testimonials

"NEDIC's website was the first resource I found when I was secretly searching for help. The information and inspiration I found there was exactly what I needed to admit I had a problem and take my first steps towards recovery. I am forever grateful!"

– Candice

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Helpline:

Covid-19 Update: Instant chat is still available from 9am - 9pm Monday - Thursday and Friday from 9am to 5pm. Emails will be answered during those hours. The NEDIC helpline (1-866-NEDIC-20 and 416-340-4156) will be open from 11am to 7pm Monday - Thursday and Friday from 11 am - 5pm. All times EST. We strongly encourage you to connect with us over chat or email!

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Effective immediately, NEDIC is closed to walk-in clients.

This step is necessary as our offices are located within Toronto General Hospital. We’ll let you know when we can reopen to walk-in visits. Thanks for your understanding.